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News w key 2 SEAN MICHAEL S.
FADRIQUELA Newswriting: Write a news article based on the following
facts. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What: government troops on the hunt for Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani and the alleged masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombings clashed with a group of bandits. three marines were injured after the incident
Where: in the Southern island province of Sulu
When: on Friday This was according to military reports.
Supporting details: Lieutenant Colonel Arnel Caculitan ---Marines spokesman. Around 11:30 am, troops from the 7th Marine Batallion clashed with some 40 Abu Sayaf members. The clashed happened in Danag Village. This was in Patikul town. This was according to Caculitan. Caculitan further said that the Abu Sayaf suffered casualties. He cannot give exact figure. He also said that He could not easily ascertain if Janjalani and two other Jimaah Islamiya bomb experts Dulmatin and Omar Patik were with the group that engaged with the marines. Sulu province – has been sealed of in the hope of catching the Al Qaeda- linked militants. The Abu Sayaf and the JI have been responsible for the worst terrorists attack in South east Asia. The Al-Qaeda militants have escaped military dragnet several times. The United States has put up ten million dollar bounty. This was for Dulmatin’s capture. One million dollar each for the capture of Janjalani and Patek.
News w key 3 NEWS WRITING Exercise 3
Make a news article based on the following facts: Who: National Bureau of Investigation and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas What: They arrested a counterfeiter. They also seized hundreds of fake denomination Philippine peso bills. When: The arrest happened last week. Where: It happened in Sta Cruz, Manila.
Other details: -- Nestor Mantaring – NBI Officer in charge. – He presented the counterfeiter in a press conference on Monday afternoon. – Ronnie Jacobo – the counterfeiter. – He was a resident of 895 Quezon Boulevard, Sta Cruz, Manila. – Article 166 is all about forging treasury or bank notes, obligations and securities. – Jacobo faces charges of violating Article 166. – Six to twelve years imprisonment – this will be the punishment of Jacobo if proven guilty. -- Marivic Jacobo – Ronnie’s wife. She is an accomplice to the crime. The NBI is also searching for Marivic. – Regional Director Ruel Lasala – head of the NBI National Capital Region Division. He launched an investigation upon receiving information that the suspect was engaged in the printing and sale of fake 500 and 1,000 peso bills. – An NBI agent posed as a buyer and bought a fake 500 and 1,000 peso bills from Ronnie and Marivic. – Wilfredo Villaluz – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Supervising Agent. According to him, the suspect did a good job. – Bills were complete with watermark and security thread. – Upon closerlook one would notice that the security thread is actually a sticker. --The suspect(Jacobo) admitted using Corel draw and Adobe Photoshop basic graphic design program for his counterfeiting activity. – The 500 peso bills and the 1,000 peso bills were sold at 75 each. – 453,000 – the amount of counterfeit bills recovered by the authorities.
Exercise 1 Newswriting Write straight news based on the following facts which are given at random: -- The attacked happened in Lucban town. Thisis 160 kilometers south of Manila. -- TheNew Peoples Army burned down the generator set of the Globe station. The incident happened on Saturday. -- Police Inspector Joselito Mendoza, Lucban police chief -- Suspected Communist New Peoples Army rebelsattacked another Globe Telecommunications Relay Station -- Arnel Gatila – the security guard of the Globe site. -- The communistrebels ordered Gatila at a gun point to open the gate of the station -- “The whole incident happened in just five minutes. -- Mendoza said that past noon Saturday, some 20 heavily armed rebels attacked the cellular site located in the village ofPaez. -- According to Mendoza, the attacked happened when the lone security guard was eating his lunch. -- The Globe cellular site still not operational as of Sunday, according to Mendoza. -- Once inside, the rebels spilled gasoline on the generator set and guard house. -- The communist guerillas have intensified attacks on Globe communication towers because of the company’s refusal to pay the so-called revolutionary taxes. -- After setting the equipment and bunkhouse on fire, the terrorists hurriedly escaped,” Mendoza said over the phone.
